One of the fruit familycreating the hands around the world.International nailsBuild a churchPeople from other countries using toilet roll tubes.Tomatoes with our meal

Messy Ascension - 24 April 2016

Messy
Ascension had the children imagine how the disciples felt when Jesus
was taken up into Heaven, and what the disciples understood
of what Jesus had said to them.

Ascension Day used to be better
known as a day of celebration than it is today, even within church
circles. It marks the moment when Jesus finally leaves his disciples 40
days after his resurrection.; He gave his followers both a
command and a promise, which are still valid for us today.

The crafts provided some fun for the children, including

Fruity folk: making some people from fruit – and thinking about all the countries where there are people in God’s family.

Hands around the world
….. helping to surround the world with a chain of hands, and
remember that we’re not just part of God’s world wide
family, but that in Him we are all joined together..Spreading the good news: doing some messy painting (using a drinking straw!) How did the Jesus message spread so far across the world?

International nails:
getting thumbnail decorated with a flag, and remembering that
Jesus has given us all this special job of spreading His message
…. How can we do that?

Our Global family Our Global family was to paint a global family, and think what it means to be part of one!.

Build a church:
build a big junk church – what did it need to have, and what
doesn’t it need? Did we think our church here at St Mungo’s
looks like churches in other countries? What about our junk church?Flags of the world on our arms, part of our global family.

Toilet roll challenge:
make a person from another country using toilet roll tubes and whatever
materials are available, and find out about our toilet twinning
challenge (see leaflet).

The time in church included a video
depiction of the Ascension and how those discovering the tomb empty
reacted. You can see the clip at:-